ZMT - Leibniz Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung
New ZMT study: The role of biodiversity in the resilience of mangrove forests
12/03/2026 | Mangrove forests protect tropical coasts from storms. They store large amounts of carbon and are valuable habitats for plants and animals – for example, as nurseries and habitat for fish and crabs. For local people, they provide wood and plant...
Mourning ZMT staff member Dr Christiane Schnack
11/03/2026 | The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) mourns the loss of its former colleague Dr Christiane Schnack, who passed away on 2 March 2026 at the age of 75. Historian Christiane Schnack was one of the first employees at the institute who...
Time for orientation: Insights into marine research during a Voluntary Ecological Year
04/03/2026 | This text is currently only available in German Nach dem Abitur stand für Hanna Brandes aus Bremen vor allem eine Frage im Raum: Wie geht es weiter? Studieren – und wenn ja, was? Oder zunächst praktische Erfahrungen sammeln? Die 18-Jährige...
UN report highlights importance of ecosystem co-design
16/02/2026 | The concept of ‘ecosystem co-design’ has been included in the United Nations World Ocean Assessment (WOA III) report on the state of the oceans. The approach, developed at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), aims to make the...
CDRatlas: A Guide to CO2 Removal Methods on Land and in the Ocean
05/02/2026 | How can carbon dioxide (CO2) be permanently removed from the atmosphere? Which approaches are realistic, meaningful and responsible? The Carbon Removal Atlas (CDRatlas) now provides answers to these questions. Developed under the leadership of the...
CoARA calls for societal impact to become a core criterion in research assessment in its recent publication (co-)authored by ZMT researchers
04/02/2026 | The Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA)has released a white paper advocating for research funders, universities, and policymakers to make societal impact a core criterion in how research is assessed and funded, alongside academic...
How artificial intelligence can help protect the ocean: an international study offers a practical guide for AI application
30/01/2026 | A European research team led by AZTI - Marine and Food Research in Spain and involving the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Germany has developed a framework that establishes three pillars for marine AI to be reliable, ethical,...
New cooperative professorship between ZMT and the University of Bremen: Nils Brüggemann appointed Professor of Earth System Modeling and Tropical Coastal Systems
27/01/2026 | At the beginning of the year, Nils Brüggemann was appointed to a joint professorship in Earth System Modelling and Tropical Coastal Systems at the University of Bremen and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT). At ZMT, he will head...
Launch of the FUTURO research programme: West African and European partners are developing a long-term research programme with a one-year observation campaign off the coast of West Africa
19/12/2025 | From November 24 to 26, project partners from West Africa and Europe, jointly conducted a co-design workshop for the FUTURO (Future West African Marine Ecosystem) research project in the Senegalese coastal town of Saly. The nearly 70 participants...
Research in short: Governance Gaps in the managment of artisanal Pargo fishery in Northern Brazil
18/12/2025 | Lol Dahlet’s study examines the governance of the pargo (Lutjanus purpureus) fishery – a large‑scale artisanal and export‑oriented fishery based around Bragança, Pará, in northern Brazil – and specifically how artisanal fishers’ participation (or lack...